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About Rose Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rose Cottage is a detached house in Mersham, Ashford, Ashford (TN25 6NT). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since August 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 sits 231.8% above the 2003 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 39.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rose Cottage, Church Road, Mersham, Ashford, TN25 6NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Rose Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2018Change of UseFullPermit
Change of use of outbuilding to a self contained unit for 1no. resident supported by care staff, in association with attached Registered Care Home as C3(b)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rose Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2003)
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Church Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rose Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN25 6NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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